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Macmillan Readers Persuasion 1

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Persuasion Jane Austen

The story step by step

1Character Role More information

Sir Walter Elliot Baronet and father Vain, good-looking and silly.

Lady Elliot Baronet’s dead wife and motherKind and sensible. Good wife and mother.

Elizabeth Baronet’s eldest daughterVery good-looking and like her father in character.

Anne Baronet’s middle daughterClever and lovely but lost her beauty when still young.

Mary Baronet’s youngest daughterMarried to Mr Charles Musgrove, a man from a good country family.

Lady Russell Good friend of Lady Elliot Helped Lady Elliot with her daughters. Loved the three girls very much.

2 1 ‘Admiral Croft is the son of a gentleman,’ Mr Shepherd told Sir Walter.

2 ‘Now, what was his name?’

3 ‘You mean Mr Wentworth, I expect,’ said Anne.

4 ‘You remember him, I am sure.’

5 ‘But you called him a gentleman. He was not a gentleman.’

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3 Mr Wentworth, who Sir Walter and Mr Shepherd had talked about, was nothing to Anne. But, 1 eight years before, she had been in love with his 2 brother, Captain Frederick Wentworth. Captain

Wentworth, like Admiral Croft, was in the 3 navy, and in 4 summer 1806 he had come to live in Somerset

with his 5 brother. He was a very 6 good-looking and 7 clever young man, and Anne was a very 8 kind, 9 sensible girl. As they began to know each other, they fell deeply in love. And for a 10 short time, they

were very happy together.

However, when they asked Sir Walter if they could get engaged, he 11 was very cold. He 12 did not think

that Captain Wentworth 13 was good enough for his family. Although Lady Russell was 14 kinder than

Sir Walter, she too believed the engagement 15 was not a good idea. Anne was only 16 nineteen at the

time. She 17 was beautiful and clever, and from a good family, and Lady Russell thought that she was

throwing herself away.

Captain Wentworth had 18 no money, but he said he 19 was sure that he would soon have a ship and be

rich. He had 20 always been lucky, and he knew that he 21 always would be.

4 1 It was decided that Sir Walter and Elizabeth would move to Bath in August,

2 ... and the Crofts would come to live at Kellynch Hall in September.

3 So the family agreed that Anne would go to Bath after Christmas with Lady Russell.

4 Until then, she would stay at Uppercross Cottage with Mary.

5 Lady Russell had hoped that when Sir Walter and Elizabeth moved to Bath, Elizabeth’s friendship with Mrs Clay would end.

6 If he decided to marry her, it would be a terrible thing for the Elliot family.

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Charles still

Musgroves Miss

was best

Louisa upset

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7 1 seventeen miles

2 Charles, Mary, Anne, Henrietta, Louisa and Captain Wentworth

3 one night

4 at lunchtime

5 They found an inn then went for a walk to the sea.

6 Because it was November.

7 He was an excellent young man.

8 Because his fiancée Fanny had died.

9 He was tall and dark, with a sensible face.

10 to the Harville’s house

8 a 7

b 4

c 6

d 3

e 8

f 2

g 5

h 9

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9 agreeable IIl

careful II

difficult II

good III

ill III

interesting II

kind II

poor IIIII

rich II





10

My dear Anne,

I am writing with news about Henrietta Louisa, who is now much worse

better. She and the Harvilles arrived at the Great House on Thursday

Tuesday. You will not believe her news. Captain Wentworth Benwick is in

love with her, and they want to get married! He wrote to Mrs Mr Musgrove

to ask her him. Can you believe it? We are all so shocked surprised, and

but we are very unhappy pleased too. Mrs Mr Musgrove has written back

to Captain Wentworth Benwick to say no yes. We are expecting Captain

Wentworth Benwick today. Charles wants to know what Captain Benwick

Wentworth will think. But if you remember, I never thought he planned to

marry Henrietta Louisa. Charles sends his love.

Yours

Mary M.

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12

I cannot listen in silence anymore. You break my heart. I am half full of terrible pain, half full of

hope. Tell me that I am not too late, that those special feelings are not gone forever. I offer myself

to you again with a heart that is all yours. It is yours now even more than when you broke it

eight and a half years ago. Do not say that a man forgets sooner than a woman. I have loved no

one but you. I have been unkind, weak and angry, but I have never forgotten you. I came to Bath

only for you. Everything I have done is for you. Have you not seen this? I almost cannot write.

Every moment I hear something which makes me feel weak. You try to talk quietly, but I could

understand that voice anywhere. You are too good, too perfect. You know that men can love

forever. Please believe that my love could never end.

I must go, but I will come back as soon as possible. Please give me a word or a look so I can

decide to come to your father’s house tonight, or never.

F.W.


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